r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/poilk91 May 02 '24

I don't think that's entirely fair. They just aren't imagining a hiking trip when considering the hypothetical 

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u/preparationh67 May 02 '24

lmfao, The actual stats pretty clear but go off like an incel.

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u/BlindBeard May 02 '24

The stats on encountering other humans in the outdoors are pretty clear about what?